Design and Analysis of Adaptive Identification and Control

Dear Colleagues,

Adaptive control originated from the gain scheduling control of high-performance aircraft in the early 1950s. To be specific, model reference adaptive control (MRAC) was proposed by Whitaker et al. to solve the control problem of an autopilot. From the viewpoint of theory research, self-tuning control (STC) was proposed by Kalman in 1958 to deal with the optimal control of a stochastic system with unknown or time-varying parameters and then connected with actual applications in paper-making machine through the pioneering work of Astrom and Wittenmark. It is well known that identification is the most important component of an adaptive control system.

This Special Issue will explore recent technological developments in adaptive identification and control (design methods and theoretical analysis), especially for nonlinear stochastic processes such as robotic systems, manufacturing systems, transportation systems, power systems, chemical systems, etc.

Original research articles and reviews are welcome in this Special Issue. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Identification and self-tuning adaptive control;
• Event-triggered adaptive identification and control;
• Intelligent adaptive control;
• Robust adaptive control;
• Adaptive sliding-mode control.

Dr. Weicun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Quanmin Zhu
Guest Editors

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